The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Can I claim unemployment benefits and be self-employed in Spain? If you're unemployed and are receiving benefits are you allowed to sign up to be self-employed at the same time? Will you lose your benefits or are there circumstances where 'autónomo' work and 'paro' are compatible? https://www.thelocal.es/20230807/can-i-claim-unemployment-benefits-and-become-self-employed-in-spain Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:17:16 +0200 can-i-claim-unemployment-benefits-and-become-self-employed-in-spain Autónomos: Spain announces new aid packages for the self-employed New aid packages to help autónomos have been announced in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20201130/new-aid-packages-for-the-self-employed Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:49:04 +0100 new-aid-packages-for-the-self-employed Autónomo: What we know about Spain’s plan to change freelance contributions Earlier this week came news of a development that had many freelancers in Spain if not jumping for joy exactly then at least muttering under their breath “about time”. https://www.thelocal.es/20201008/autonomo-what-we-know-about-spains-plan-to-change-freelance-contributions Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:47:32 +0200 autonomo-what-we-know-about-spains-plan-to-change-freelance-contributions How co-living is shaping the future of work in Spain Everyone's heard of coworking spaces, but one project in the Costa Blanca is taking the concept a step further. Introducing co-living spaces; the next big thing for digital nomads. https://www.thelocal.es/20181003/how-coliving-is-shaping-the-future-of-work-in-spain Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:34:57 +0200 how-coliving-is-shaping-the-future-of-work-in-spain A fifth of Spain's new freelancers are foreigners Almost a quarter of a million expats accounted for 20 per cent of the newly registered 'autonomo' self-employed workers in Spain in the last 12 months, some 6.2 per cent more than in the year before. https://www.thelocal.es/20140625/a-fifth-of-spains-new-freelancers-are-foreigners Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:23:00 +0200 a-fifth-of-spains-new-freelancers-are-foreigners Out-of-work freelancers face benefits blacklist Only three in ten self-employed Spanish workers manage to successfully claim unemployment benefits when their businesses fold. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/70-percent-of-freelancer-dole-claims-denied Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:06:00 +0200 70-percent-of-freelancer-dole-claims-denied